Robert Willner

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Robert Willner (d. 15 April 1995) was a medical doctor from Florida who became famous for his role in AIDS denialism - the group of people who believe that AIDS is not caused by the HIV virus.

Dr. Willner authored a book presenting his point of view on the relation between HIV and AIDS, titled "Deadly Deception: the Proof That Sex And HIV Absolutely Do Not Cause AIDS".[1] The book was published shortly after Willner's medical license was revoked for, among other things, treating an AIDS patient with ozone therapy.[2]

The following month, on October 28, 1994, in a press conference at a North Carolina hotel, Willner jabbed his finger with blood he said was from an HIV-infected patient.[2] Willner died six months later, on April 15, 1995, of a heart attack.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Willner, Robert (September 1994). Deadly Deception: the Proof That Sex And HIV Absolutely Do Not Cause AIDS. Peltec Publishing Company Inc. 978-0964231610. 
  2. ^ a b Cohen, J. (1994). "The Duesberg phenomenon" (PDF). Science 266 (5191): 1642–1644. doi:10.1126/science.7992043. PMID 7992043. 
  3. ^ Bugl, Paul. The Rise of HIV/AIDS. Department of Mathematics, University of Hartford. Retrieved on 2007-01-22.
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